However, we understand that no one sets out to earn bad credit. Sometimes unexpected things happen that make it difficult to keep your credit clean. Maybe you lost everything in a divorce. Perhaps you unexpectedly lost your job. Maybe you were diagnosed with a major illness, or were injured and are unable to pay your bills.(more…)

There’s nothing more frustrating than getting into your car and it won’t start. The engine just won’t turn over. Is it the battery? Is your starter going out—again? Maybe it’s something in the ignition.

No matter what the problem, if you can’t depend on your car anymore; it’s time to do something about it.

From a classic novel such as Tom Sawyer to the latest action thriller or mystery story, books have an incredible ability to take us to a new world. It’s incredibly easy to become engrossed in characters and a story—for hours.

Whether you are waiting for your vehicle at our service center, or your turn at the DMV, or simply riding as a passenger in a Toyota Tundra, you will never be bored with a book in your hand. Or maybe you prefer comic books. Whatever your taste, here are a few of our favorite shops near Barrett Motors:(more…)

Most people don’t have perfect credit. In fact, many people have had credit issues during their lifetime. Of course, the best way to get out of credit issues is to have a job, work hard, and pay your debts.

But what happens when you don’t have a reliable vehicle so that you can drive to work? How can you make car payments, much less get ahead?(more…)

Barrett Motors management and staff has sold cars to Texans for more than 30 years.

Our founder, Nathan Barrett, was a top-selling Ford salesman when he quit to start his own business. He bought 10 cars and opened a small dealership in Rowlett, Texas. The industry has grown since then, and the number of Barrett Motors dealerships has expanded. But the foundation remains the same: we give people like you an opportunity to buy a good car and we finance it for those who couldn’t otherwise buy one.

Oh, the 100-plus degree days in Garland, Sachse and Rowlett, Texas! These towns also happen to be the home of Barrett Motors, your premier buy-here pay-here dealerships in the Dallas area.

Like you, we’re hot, sweaty and thirsty pretty much all day and into the night. What to do?

In the same way that people seek out the best dealerships and auto service centers (such as Barrett Motors) they seek out the best ice cream and frozen yogurt places to get sweet relief from the heat. (more…)

Our buy-here pay-here Barrett Motors dealership service team in Garland were talking about just that, which led to sharing their favorite local restaurants.

Knowing our customers probably feel the same way about being in a hot kitchen or standing behind the backyard grill on a 100-plus degree day, we thought we’d share our list of favorite restaurants in Garland.

It’s embarrassing to have bad credit, or to have it lurking in your past. No one likes having a car repossessed or having to declare bankruptcy.

Yet in today’s economy, it happens more often than people realize. Just because you have had credit problems in the past doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to buy the vehicle you need to transport your family and get to your job.